第六部分:完形补文(第41~50题,每题1.5分,共15分)下面的短文有10 处空白,每处空白后的括号内有一个词,请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中,以恢复文章原貌,并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上。Water ShortageGetting water seems (seem) so easy for many people. You willbe(41 )(mistake) ifyou think there is an(42 )(end) supply of water. In fact, the world has a water shortage.Seventy percent of the world is(43 )(cover) in water. But most of it is salt water. Only asmall(44 )(percent) is fresh drinking water. Countries(45 )(include) Spain, Italyand South Africa actually import water from countries such as the United States andAustralia.(46 )(surprising), 1.1 billion people on earth have difficulty(47 )(get)clean drinking water. This global problem is predicted to get(48 )(bad) as theatmosphere becomes warmer.Every person in Britain(49 )(use) about 150 litresof water a day. In some countriespeople only have 5 to 10 litres a day! They would be(50 )(shock) to learnhow we wastedrinking water.
Booking holidays by telephone requires less communicative skills.